United States Government Publishing Office publisher pbl distributor dst United States Government Accountability Office author aut Government Organization text government publication eng GAOREPORTS Legislative Agency Publications gao_comptroller_general legislative 2016-06-23 U.S. Government Publishing Office 1998-08-07 monographic deposited born digital 5 p. GA 1.13:B-279924 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-B-279924 P0b002ee18fd47c5e f:279924 DGPO 2016-06-23 2016-06-23 GAOREPORTS-B-279924 machine generated eng fdlp COMPTROLLERDECISION GAOREPORTS-B-279924 B-279924 Comptroller General Decision

Protest that request for proposals should have been set aside for exclusive small business participation is denied where the solicitation requirements called for particular technical expertise, the contracting officer conducted a market survey from which she reasonably concluded that the agency could not expect to receive proposals from two small business offerors capable of performing the solicitation requirements, and the representative of the agency's Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization concurred with the decision not to set aside the procurement. https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-B-279924/html/GAOREPORTS-B-279924.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-B-279924/pdf/GAOREPORTS-B-279924.pdf GAO/B-279924 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-B-279924 Comptroller General Decision GAO/B-279924; Information Ventures, Inc., B-279924, August 7, 1998; Title 42 Section 300f 42 U.S.C. 300f